Luke 2:34 meaning and explanation
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
Luke 2:34, Berean Standard Bible
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Simeon, a righteous man who was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would see the Lord's Christ, speaks in the temple after taking the infant Jesus in his arms. Having called the child a light for the Gentiles and glory for Israel, he turns to Mary with a sober word.
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